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Dr. Luis Serra Navarro (ルイス・セラ・ナバロ Ruisu Sera Nabaro?), often shorted to Luis Serra (ルイス・セラ Ruisu Sera?) was a Spanish biologist native to an isolated region of Spain and former employee of the Umbrella Corporation.

After leaving his job and returning home, he was recruited by Osmund Saddler into the cult of Los Iluminados' research into the Plaga parasite. Unbeknownst to Dr. Serra, the true purpose of his research was to assist in the genetic strengthening of the Plaga against any possible resistance, as well as the engineering of several bio-organic weapons.

Learning the true purpose of his research, Dr. Serra quickly betrayed the Iluminados, offering up a sample of the Plaga's dominant-stain and all his research to an anonymous organization in exchange for his safety. Unfortunately, in attempting to undermine Saddler's efforts, Serra himself was ultimately killed.

Biography[]

Early life[]

Dr. Serra was born and raised in Valdelobos, a devoutly Catholic village located within the sparsely populated mountainous region of the same name in Spain; the population there were traditionalist luddite isolationists who had shunned most modern technology in favour of a pre-industrial lifestyle. His mother died in childbirth, leaving him to be raised by his grandfather, who hunted in the woodlands in the valley.[3][4]

RE4R - Photo of a Boy and His Grandfather

The Navarro Family, 1981

From a very young age, Dr. Serra had a curiosity for the world around him and was observant beyond his years. He would often attempt to follow his grandfather on hunting trips and had become fascinated with fairy tales and stories, most notably that of Don Quixote. His grandfather would note that, had he not been stuck in the reclusive village, he would make a worthy scholar.[3]

In his adolescence, Serra's grandfather was attacked by a ravenous wolf while hunting, the old man managed to make it back to the family's cabin, but had become infected with an unknown illness as a result of the attack and his condition would only further deteriorate, leaving rumours of "madness" spreading among the villagers.[3] The word of the grandfather's strange illness soon reached the then-current village chieftan, who confided in Bitores Méndez to prevent the infection from spreading. Thus, one night while Serra was out of the house, he would return to find his family's cabin set ablaze, with his grandfather lost to the flames. Méndez would write that the entire village had gathered to watch in shock and terror, yet even after the last ember had been extinguished, the young Serra still looked on without uttering a word, not moving a muscle until dawn. After which, he disappeared from the village.[5]

After leaving, Serra set out to make a name for himself in the modern world in his grandfather's memory and enrolled in a public university, earning a degree as a prodigy biologist.[6] Afterwards, Dr. Serra's potential was noted by his peers and his reputation drew the attention of then-prestigious Umbrella Pharmaceuticals, who hired Serra. During his tenure with the company, Dr. Serra produced several over-the-counter medications, all of which were unfortunately discontinued before reaching shelves. At some point, Dr. Serra would become part of Umbrella Europe's Sixth Laboratory, which oversaw continued research on the NE-α, a parasite that could take control of a victim by hijacking it's nervous system.[7][8][9] This research would eventually lead to the development of the Nemesis T-Type. However, Luis would become disillusioned with the company and his work and soon resigned from the company.[10]

In 1998, following the widely-publicised Raccoon City Destruction Incident, an international investigation was carried out by various government bodies and law enforcement agencies to locate and subpoena everyone associated with the conglomerate's R&D division in the ongoing Raccoon Trials. However, by this time, Dr. Serra had already returned to his isolated home of Valdelobos without leaving so much as a trace to his identity or whereabouts.[10]

Los Iluminados[]

Dr. Serra returned to Valdelobos as it was being taken over by Los Iluminados, a cult which worshiped a parasitic organism native to the area. The cult's leader and prophet, Lord Osmund Saddler, used the village's superstitious legends and devout religiosity as a recruiting tool for his real objective: the creation of bio-weapons for use in a world domination plot. Dr. Serra was hired to lead the genetic research and modification of the Plagas on a private island facility, and had been given instructions by Saddler to discover ways to weaken and/or remove the Plaga from hosts. The true intent and purpose of such research for Saddler was to learn the parasite's weaknesses and thus engineer a new generation of Plaga that were resilient to these weaknesses and near-impossible to overcome.[11] During Dr. Serra's research, he was enchanted by his discoveries and the various mutation effects one or several Plagas could have on hosts, leading to the development of the El Gigante and Regenerador; further research into human-Plaga hybrids resulted in U-3, Verdugo and the Novistador.[12]

When Dr. Serra became aware of Saddler's true agenda, he felt a sense of guilt for his contributions and became disillusioned with his research.[13] With access to the internet, he attempted to contact a friend he met during his time at university, hoping he would assist Luis in his escape, knowing that his position made him too valuable to obtain freedom on his own. Instead, he found himself in contact with Ada Wong, then a member of The Organization, who had access to the friend's email after his death.[14] The Organisation successfully infiltrated the cult with Jack Krauser, but with time being of essence, would later send Ada Wong to serve as Dr. Serra's liaison. In his escape from the island, Serra stole a vial containing an egg of the Dominant subspecies, which he was to hand over to Wong.

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Luis being rescued by Leon S. Kennedy

Dr. Serra was kidnapped by Fr. Bitores Méndez's forces as he made his way through Valdelobos village, and was sealed in a cabinet to be interrogated later. Saddler refused to allow his execution until the location of the sample was revealed and instead had him injected with a Plaga egg. This opened up a window for his escape when the decision was made to take him to a camp with fellow prisoner, Leon S. Kennedy, a USSTRATCOM agent sent to search for Ashley Graham, who the group had abducted. Serra was aware of the operation, but refused to divulge his identity to Kennedy, instead claiming to be a police officer from Madrid taken captive by the group and having overheared the cult's conversations.[15] Sera manages to escape after narrowly dodging an attack from a Ganado with Leon, fleeing in the chaos. Following his escape, the cult made capturing Sera their top priority as he had the Sample in his possession but we're unable to find him. A troubled Méndez speculated that Sera had gone into hiding with the sample deep in the forests surrounding the area using secrets paths his grandfather had shown him. Sera runs into Leon once more who was accopanied by Ashley after they seek refuge in a cabin that was about to be assaulted by the Ganado, although they manage to defeat them before Luis left again. They reunite at Salazar's Castle, where Serra was able to destroy the Plaga egg injected within him before it hatched.[4]

Saddler impales Luis

Saddler impales Luis, fatally wounding him.

Unfortunately, Saddler soon caught up to Serra and impaled him through the chest with a scorpion-like tentacle from underneath his robes, retrieving the sample of the dominant-strain Plaga. Fatally wounded, Serra revealed to Leon that he had been a researcher for Saddler and provided Leon with pills designed to suppress the growth of the Plaga in his body,[16] as well as leaving behind all of his research notes scattered throughout the castle and island complex. Leon thereafter swore vengeance for Dr. Serra's death.

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excerpts (not used in citation)

Excerpt from biohazard4 kaitaishinsho revised edition, p. 12:
村の小屋に監禁されていた男。28歳。身勝手なふるまいを見せつつも、命の恩人であるレオンと行動をともにすることになる。人を小馬鹿にしたような口調で話し、軽ロばかりたたいて腹の底は見せようとしない。「マドリッドで警官をつとめ、現在は無職」と自称するものの、レオンたちの身体に起きた異変への対処法に妙にくわしいあたり、その経歴だけでは説明しきれない過去を背負っている様子。

references
  1. Hamamura (ed). kaitaishinsho. p.012
  2. Resident Evil Archives II. BradyGames. p. 66. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Resident Evil 4 (2023), file: "Old Man's Journal"
  4. 4.0 4.1 Resident Evil 4 (2005), file: "Sera and the 3rd Party".
  5. Resident Evil 4 (2023), file: "Village Records Vol. 1"
  6. Gamespy interview: Hiroyuki Kobayashi
  7. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (1999), file: "Business Fax".
  8. CLUB96, file: "FILE 40: Nemesis".
  9. Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles (2007), file: "Talos Project Proposal".
  10. 10.0 10.1 Resident Evil 4 (2023), file: "Luis Serra Report"
  11. Resident Evil 4 (2005), file: "Luis' Memo 5".
  12. Resident Evil 4 (2005), file: "Luis' Memo 3".
  13. Resident Evil 4 (2005), file: "Luis' Memo 4".
  14. Resident Evil 4 (2005): "Ada's Report 2".
  15. Resident Evil 4 (2005), scene: "Chapter 1-2 opening".
  16. Resident Evil 4 (2005), scene: "Chapter 3-3 ending".
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